Devdutt Padikkal

Devdutt Padikkal (born 7 July 2000) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka and India under-19s.[1][2]

Devdutt Padikkal
Personal information
Born (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000
Edappal, Kerala, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017-presentBellary Tuskers
2018-presentKarnataka
2019-presentRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 15 13 12
Runs scored 907 650 580
Batting average 34.88 59.09 64.44
100s/50s 0/10 2/5 1/5
Top score 99 103* 122*
Balls bowled 12 0 0
Wickets 0 0 0
Bowling average 0 0 0
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 0 0 0
Catches/stumpings 12/0 4/0 5/0
Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2020

Early life

Padikkal was born on 7 July 2000 in Edappal, Kerala. In 2011, his family shifted from Hyderabad to Bangalore, where he began training at the Karnataka Institute of Cricket. Starting from 2014, he represented Karnataka in under-16 and under-19 age categories. In 2017, he was selected by Bellary Tuskers in the Karnataka Premier League.[3]

Career

He made his first-class debut for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 28 November 2018.[4] In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[5][6] He made his List A debut on 26 September 2019, for Karnataka in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[7] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 609 runs in eleven matches.[8]

In October 2019, he was named in India A's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[9] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 November 2019, for Karnataka in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[10]

References
  1. [b "Devdutt Padikkal"] Check |url= value (help). ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. "Devdutt Padikkal carves his own niche in star-studded Karnataka line-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. "'Test cricket is the ultimate': India 'A'-select Devdutt Padikkal shares his dreams". Manorama Online. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. "Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Mysore, Nov 28 - Dec 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  5. "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. "Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru, Sep 26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  8. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  10. "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Visakhapatnam, Nov 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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